Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hydro power plant in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 43.0133, 17.8041.
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Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 440 MW hydro power station in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (Elektroprivreda HZHB) [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 441k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1979, it is around 47 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 36.6% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity; the national grid averages 571 gCO₂/kWh (43.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044764.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000600195; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 440 MW, Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is well above the median hydro plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (114 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bosnia and Herzegovina hydro capacity
- 19.8% of 2,222 MW across 16 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 12 dated hydro plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (Elektroprivreda HZHB) [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 20% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 42/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest hydro power plant of 16 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 16 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 2,222 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Ploče power station · Coal · 800 MW · Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Mostarsko Blato Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 60 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Glinica power station · Coal · 500 MW · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
- Mostar Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 72 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Salakovac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 210 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Pec Mlini Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hydro · 30 MW · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
Coordinates 43.0133, 17.8041 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 440 MW hydro power plant in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, commissioned in 1979.
Who operates Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is operated by Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (Elektroprivreda HZHB) [100%].